Tag: physical therapy
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UM-Flint’s College of Health Sciences adds four new programs in growing fields
The University of Michigan-Flint’s College of Health Sciences is adding four new programs in fall 2023, giving students additional options to prepare for in-demand careers and to meet employer needs…
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UM-Flint PT, OT students deliver free impactful care with HEART
It’s no secret that uninsured adults and children have less access to proper health care. And it’s that lack of availability that can lead to a poorer quality of life…
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A win-win: Working together to increase the impact
A jointly sponsored UM-Dearborn – UM-Flint Collaborative Research Funding Program awarded up to $160,000 for four collaborative research projects. Detroit residents are reclaiming and repurposing underused spaces for neighborhood use.…
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Hands-on health care: K-12 students explore careers with UM-Flint
The University of Michigan-Flint’s College of Health Sciences welcomed 30 high school students from nearly two dozen schools throughout the state for its first-ever Exploring Health Care Careers summer camp,…
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Graduate Student Spotlight: Hannah Karczewski
Hannah Karczewski underwent surgery at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital at the age of 12, to straighten and support her spine due to scoliosis. Years of therapy…
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UM-Flint students volunteer over Spring Break
The week of February 28 marked a campus-wide Spring Break at UM-Flint, creating an opportunity for many UM-Flint students to take part in community service. The Alternative Spring Break program…
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Physical Therapy professor Julie Wiebe featured in “Movers and Mentors”
The recently published book Movers and Mentors: Leaders in Movement Science Share Tips, Tactics, and Stories features interviews of 81 leading minds in physical therapy and movement science. The book…
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Intergenerational living experience: OT, PT students move into Court Street Commons
The number of Americans aged 65 and older will more than double over the next 40 years, projected to reach 80 million in 2040. With this increase in older adults…
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UM-Flint’s Physical Therapy program named top in Michigan
The University of Michigan-Flint’s Physical Therapy (PT) program has been named the top program in the state of Michigan and one of the top programs in the country according to…
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Better breathing for people with MS thanks to UM-Flint research
UM-Flint led research discovered that respiratory exercises help improve breathing for people with even severe MS.